Category Archives: The Burford Top 10s

My own personal film charts direct from my bizarre geeky brain!

THE BURFORD TOP 10S: MY PERSONAL ALL TIME TOP 10 CHRISTMAS FILMS

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It is all pretty obvious what makes a film a ‘Christmas Film’, but a good Christmas film is surely another matter. Every year a whole collection of truly awful films that are as cheap, tacky and nasty as Christmas itself … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10S: THE MOST OVERRATED FILMS OF ALL TIME (THAT I HAVE SEEN)

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I cannot emphasise enough that I by no way mean that the films on this list are rubbish, unless I physically state that. These are films I often enjoyed and have many great elements to them; however I just do … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10S: THE CURRENT MOST REASSURINGLY TYPECAST ACTORS

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Often actors are cast in similar roles, and this frequently is a reason why we love/hate them: They just turn up in so many films as this specific type of character. This is a list of my own personal top … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10S: MY PERSONAL TOP 10 FILM COMPOSERS OF ALL TIME

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I once heard a TV producer claim that, and I quote, “the composer is there to sort out scenes where the writer has fucked up”. There is an element of truth in that and for me the music in a … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: MY MOST QUOTABLE FILMS OF ALL TIME

We all of course have films that we love, and we have films that we love and often quote. These quotes may always make us laugh, they may be poignant or they may just have a unique individual meaning to … Continue reading

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HALF TERM REPORT: MY PERSONAL TOP 10 FILMS OF 2013 SO FAR

To qualify, films have to be released theatrically in the UK in 2013. This unfortunately means I cannot include Life of Pi or The Hobbit, but rules are rules. Full reviews of all films mentioned can be found on this … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE WORST FILM ACCENTS EVER

Mad, bad or just completely outrageous. This is my personal top 10 of the worst accents I have ever seen in films. Hollywood has a tendency for scoring own goals when producing films set overseas and prefers to cast a … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: GUILTY PLEASURES AKA THE FILMS I LOVE TO HATE

These are films that have gaping plot holes, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, illogical endings, terrible acting and dialogue, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, and sometimes not even a particularly good story but yet still we cannot help but love … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE TOP TEN SCENES WHERE EVEN GROWN MEN ARE ALLOWED TO CRY

We all like a good cry from time to time and we all cry at certain films, which is one of the many reasons why we love them so much. We all cry at different films as they have different … Continue reading

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My personal definitive top 10 of 2012

  Yes I know it is now March, but it has taken me this long to see everything due to having to wait for the retail release or my local independent cinema to show it. The criteria for this are … Continue reading

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